The Cabin in the Dolomites – Part 2: Summit Morning
Wife & Couples·EN·1 min read·Published 2026-11-07, updated 2026-11-07·Part 2 of 2
They left the hut at five, in the grey dark, with torches.
The path wound up through scree and spring flowers. Katarina's legs ached, but she barely noticed. Luca walked ahead, humming. The sky lightened by degrees, from black to violet to a pale, glowing blue.
At the top of a small peak, they stopped and turned.
The whole range lay spread out beneath them, towers and walls and valleys, glowing in the first light. Clouds filled the valleys like milk. The sun cleared the horizon and set every peak aflame, coral, gold, rose, one after another, like lamps being lit.
"Oh," whispered Katarina.
"I know."
"We almost never came."
"I know."
She laughed, a catch in her throat. "I forgot the world was this big."
Luca put down his rucksack, took out the thermos, and poured two cups of coffee. They sat on a flat rock with their arms round each other's waists, drinking in silence. Far below, a cowbell clanked.
"Can I ask you something?" said Luca.
"Yes."
"May I kiss my wife? At the top of the world?"
"Yes," said Katarina. "And if I say stop, you must carry me down."
"All nine thousand feet?"
"All of them."
"I'd do it," said Luca, with a grin, and kissed her.
It was warm and slow, tasting of coffee, his cold nose against her cheek. She kissed him back with all the love of fourteen years, her hands on his windburnt face. The sun climbed higher, flooding them both with gold, and the mountains stood in silent witness.
When they parted, both of them were smiling.
"Green?" he asked.
"Green," said Katarina. "Very green."
They hiked down slowly, hand in hand, stopping at every flower. Their daughter, at home, said her parents were weirdly happy. They were.
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